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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 23, 2026, 10:03 AM

Eilat Requires Capability, Not Complacent Defenses

Shin Bet Director David Zini has directed his agency to place Eilat’s defense at the top of its priorities. He assesses a risk of a large-scale attack on the southern city originating from Jordanian territory or the sea and...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 22, 2026, 1:45 PM

Iran: Disarm Hezbollah Before Israel Leaves. Deal?

Western capitals and influential segments of the international media are now urging Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon without first disarming Hezbollah. They claim recent Israeli operations have weakened the Iranian-funded terrorist group “enough” and that it is time...

Jun 22, 2026, 10:24 AM

A talking donkey and Haredi society

In the Bible, a donkey quietly and consistently supports and carries the prophetic Seer Balaam. Yet, Balaam, infamous for his evil-eye, mercilessly insults and repeatedly beats his beast of burden, all the while taking for granted its benevolence. The prophet's...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:01 AM

Israel’s Red Lines despite pressure to weaken its military goals

Israel's northern border with Lebanon in 2023. Photo by Carrie Hart.

As the diplomatic track pushes through the enforcement of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Iran and America, Israel continues to define its red lines, regardless of pressure coming from its allies or its enemies. Israel wants to make peace...

Jun 21, 2026, 2:27 PM

My son is in Lebanon; yours is in yeshiva

I know how to hold two things at once. I am an Israeli. I am a journalist. I am a mother with a son in uniform. Holding contradictions is not a skill I learned. It is a condition of...

Jun 21, 2026, 1:14 PM

Why So Many Israelis Feel the Table Has Suddenly Turned

For the past several days, I've been receiving variations of the same question from readers. Not about a specific Hezbollah attack. Not about a specific statement from Washington. Not even about the details of the latest U.S.-Iran negotiations. The question is much simpler: How...

Shlomi Nahumson

Jun 21, 2026, 11:01 AM

Father’s Day without a father: Lessons from children of Israel’s fallen heroes

IDF soldiers place Israeli flags on graves of soldiers during the flag laying ceremony in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026, ahead of Memorial Day. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The nation remembers its heroes, but children need to remember their fathers as people: Did he like fishing? Football? Dad jokes?

Andy Blumenthal

Jun 20, 2026, 11:10 PM

JD Vance: A Korach for Our Time

Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israel were not merely misguided—they were a striking display of moral weakness, strategic ignorance, and political arrogance. At a moment when Israel is fighting for its very survival against an Iranian regime...

Silas Anastacio

Jun 19, 2026, 4:55 AM

The War No One Sees

Israeli Defense Forces reserve spokesperson for Portuguese-speaking countries warns of the sophistication of digital disinformation and its impact on perceptions of complex conflicts Last Sunday (14), around 300 people filled the auditorium of Unibes Cultural in São Paulo for a...

Jun 18, 2026, 11:12 PM

Iran Sold America a Dummy

The MOU may end the war, but it has not ended the danger – and Israel knows the job is only half-done Few people expected the US-Israel war against Iran to end this way. I certainly did not. At the beginning,...

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